7/10
CONSPIRACY THRILLER...FILE UNDER: PENTAGON PAPERS - SNOWDEN
8 September 2021
It's Become Clear, Over the Years, that the Government Continues Hiding Important "Truths" from the Public.

It is No Longer a "Conspiracy Theory" but an Undeniable Fact.

These Fictional Film Accounts are have Become an Echo of Reality and Not a Question Mark from the Fringes of Anarchy.

This 1977 Film from Robert Aldrich with a Stellar Cast, and a Long Running-Time, comes from the Post-Watergate, Post Pentagon Papers Reality.

The Stakes here are a Multiple Nuclear Warhead Launch from the United States. Initiated by a Former Army General and other Death-Row Inmates that Escaped and Commandeer a Missile Silo.

The Demand is that the Government Come "Clean" about the Real Reasons Behind America's Involvement in the Viet Nam War.

They Can Do This by Way of SECRET Papers, Hidden from Everyone but the "Need to Know".

The General (Burt Lancaster) Orders the President to Go on TV and Read the Papers that were Heretofore Unacknowledged.

Or He will Launch 9 Nuclear Missiles.

Aldridge and His Strong Cast are Wrapped Around a "Gleaming" Lighting System that Reminds of a TV Production.

With Multiple Split-Screens and a Lot of Speeches.

The Patina is Slick to a Fault and the Length Stretches Things a Bit.

But it is a Suspenseful Scenario Professionally Pulled-Off, for One-More Movie Shout-Out that We, the People, are being Lied Too.

Resulting in the Destruction of Untold Soldiers and Civilians.

It's Still a Problem to this Day.

See the recently uncovered "Afghan Papers".

May Seem Somewhat Dated but Definitely Worth a Watch.
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